Device and method for photoactivation
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1. A photoactivation device for treating photoreactive compounds, comprising:
- a) means for continuously flowing sample liquid containing photoreactive compound;
b) means for providing appropriate wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in a fixed relationship with said continuous flowing means for cause activation of at least one photoreactive compound; and
c) means for maintaining the temperature of said continuously flowing sample liquid within a desired temperature range during said activation.
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Abstract
A device comprising a light source, a sample holder and a temperature control chamber. The sample holder supports the vessels in a fixed relationship relative to the light source. The temperature control chamber surrounds the sample holder and vessels, so that a temperature control fluid may be passed around the sample vessels effectively maintaining the temperature of the sample vessels within a desired temperature range.
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33 Claims
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1. A photoactivation device for treating photoreactive compounds, comprising:
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a) means for continuously flowing sample liquid containing photoreactive compound; b) means for providing appropriate wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in a fixed relationship with said continuous flowing means for cause activation of at least one photoreactive compound; and c) means for maintaining the temperature of said continuously flowing sample liquid within a desired temperature range during said activation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device, comprising:
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a) means for providing electromagnetic radiation; b) means for supporting a plurality of sample vessels in a fixed relationship with said radiation providing means during irradiation; c) an opaque housing for containing said radiation providing means; and d) means for maintaining the temperature of same sample vessels within a desired temperature range during said irradiation comprising a chamber positioned interior to said housing and in a fixed relationship to said radiation providing means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device, comprising:
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a) means for providing electromagnetic radiation, having a wavelength cutoff at 300 nanometers; b) means for supporting a plurality of sample vessels in a fixed relationship with said radiation providing means during irradiation; and c) means for maintaining the temperature of same sample vessels within a desired temperature range during said irradiation, comprising a chamber positioned in a fixed relationship to said radiation providing means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device, comprising:
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a) a fluorescent source of ultraviolet radiation; b) means for supporting a plurality of sample vessels in a fixed relationship with said fluorescent radiation source during irradiation; and c) means for maintaining the temperature of said sample vessels within a desired temperature range during said irradiation, comprising a chamber positioned in fixed relationship to said fluorescent radiation source. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A device, comprising:
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a) a fluorescent source of ultraviolet radiation; b) means for supporting a plurality of sample vessels, said sample supporting means positioned with respect to said fluorescent source, so that, when measured for the wavelengths between 200 to 400 nanometers, an intensity flux greater than 15 mW cm-2 is provided to said sample vessels during irradiation with said fluorescent source; c) an opaque housing for containing said radiation providing means; and d) means for maintaining the temperature of said sample vessels within a desired temperature range during said activation, comprising a chamber positioned interior to said housing and in a fixed relationship to said fluorescent radiation source. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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